March 1977 S E R IA L S APR 8 1977 Official Publication of the Michigan & Border Cities Golf Course Superintendents Association LET THE EXPERTS AT J. J. DILL HELP YOU MAKE IT W i p i n ' BUY DIRECT • SAVE MONEY GET FAST DELIVERIES .....— Your budget will buy more — in chemicals and equipment to apply them — when you deal direct with Dill. As manufacturer, formulator and/or distributor, Dill can save you money. Consistently. is headquarters for complete Dill lines of: • Fungicides • Herbicides • Algaecides • Insecticides • Fog- gers • Sprayers. Dill offers the most com­ plete line of quality turf chemicals in the midwest . . complete with appli­ P R O M P T D E L IV E R Y throughout southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio, including weekly shipment via our trucks covering the Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Toledo areas. DIAL TOLL-FREE (WATTS) 800-832-4057 cation instructions. » * TIP OF THE MONTH TH IS SPRING . . . Don’t be caught this Spring without adequate chemical supplies! Order your 1977 supplies NOW and assure prompt delivery and favorable prices. VALUABLE CATALOG Latest edition, up-dated in all respects. Contains a wealth of in­ formation. Lists and describes hundreds of chemicals, pesticides and equipment for maintenance of grounds and waters of golf courses, parks, recreation areas and resorts. J. J. DILL COMPANY Box 788 KALAMAZOO, Ml 49005 Gentlemen: Please send your latest Turf Care Catalog. Dept. PG-4 NAME ADDRESS C ITY_____ . STATE. .ZIP_ MICHIGAN & BORDER CITIES GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION P R E S I D E N T GEORGE W. PRIESKORN BURROUGHS FARM G OLF C L U B 5341 Brighton Road Brighton, Michigan 48116 Off. 227-1381, Res. 229-9437 V I C E P R E S I D E N T CLEM WOLFROM DETROIT GOLF C L U B 530 Kendry Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 Off. 345-4589, Res. 338-6375 S E C R E T A R Y - T R E A S U R E R ROBERT HOPE, CGCS THE LOCHMOOR C L U B 20740 Marter Road Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan 48236 Off. 881-8112, Res. 884-8684 B O A R D OF D I R E C T O R S JAY DELCAMP GOWANIE GOLF C L U B 19957 Great Oaks Circle South Mt. 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Lakeshore Equipment Corporation Lawn Equipment Corporation Lebanon/Agrico W. F. Miller Garden Company Northrup King & Co. 0. M. Scott & Sons Company Sprinkler Irrigation Supply Terminal Sales Corporation Turf grass, Inc. Turf Supplies, Inc. USS Agri-Chemicals Wilkie Turf Equipment Company 3 SYSTEM. Because the flexibility of the Cushman Turf-Care System saves you time and money. Here's how! The System is built around the rugged, versatile 18 hp Turf- Truckster, 3-or 4-wheel model. With this one power source and options, you can haul, spray, spike, spread and top dress. And CALL NOW FOR A DEMONSTRATION AND PRICE QUOTATION save as much as 35% on equipment in the process. Because, instead of buying separately powered units for each job, you buy only the Turf- Truckster and the modular Cushman accessories you need. So you pay less in total for equipment... and have only one power unit to maintain. But that’s not all. The System is also a time saver that can cut your labor costs. Accessories mount on the back of the Turf-Truckster. Your men do their work quickly, efficiently... and then move on to the next job at speeds up to 22 mph. There’s less wasted traveling time, so you get more work out of each hour of labor cost. The Cushman Turf-Care System. Versatility, superior performance, economy. It’s a tough system to beat. Write today for your free Cushman Turf Care Catalog. GOLF CAR D IS TR IB U TO R S 1980 W. Wide Track Drive (U.S. 10) Pontiac, Michigan 48058 Phone: (313) 338-0425 Portland Turfgrass Conference Sets Attendance Record the 48th More than 5,200 people, a record number, crowded into Portland, Ore., for International Turfgrass Conference and Show, sponsored by the G olf Course S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s in Association o f America February. Some came far away as Greece, Japan and Sweden, but from Buffalo, N.Y., and surrounding areas had a more difficult journey, as they battled the worst winter in recent memory. (GCSAA) from as those who came The two major attractions at the show were the educational sessions and the displays of the 166 exhibitors, the largest number ever to participate in the GCSAA show. Ted Woehrle, CGCS President, GCSAA various aspects The education program was even more varied than in the past years. Fifty-seven experts in turf management and o f research, equipment, chemicals and management conducted more than 39 hours of actual educational experiences. In addition, four preconference seminars attracted superintendent-students and 17 126 others rigorous six-hour certification examination. O f those, 13 passed all portions o f the exam and became Certified G olf Course Superin­ tendents, the prestigious CGCS after their names. q u a l i f i e d to use took the Two new topics covered this year were the nature and use o f effluent water for go lf course irrigation and the grass seed industry, which is centered in the Portland area. the displays, which Turf managers seemed impressed with featured several new models, some unveiled for the Portland than 3,000 people Coliseum. More attended it was open. the show each day time at first the CGCS, A new Executive Committee was elected to office. The president is Ted Woehrle, CGCS, Oakland H ills Country Club, Birmingham, Michigan. The V ice P r e s i d e n t is George Chestnut Ridge Cleaver, Country Club, Lutherville, Md., and the new Secretary-Treasurer is Louis D. Haines, (Colo.) Country Club. The outgoing President Dick Malpass, Riverside G olf and Country Club, Portland, Ore., w ill remain an Executive Committee member for a year. CGCS, D e n v e r Tw o directors were elected for the first time. They are Mike Bavier, CGCS, Inverness G olf Club, Palatine, 111., and Hobart Burgan, CGCS, Quail Creek G olf and Country Club, Okla­ homa City. Directors remaining on the Executive Committee are David Holler, CGCS, Gulph Mills G olf Club, King of Prussia, Lucas, Jr. CGCS, The Garden City (N .Y .) G olf Club; and Charles Tadge, CGCS, Mayfield Country Club, South Euclid, Ohio. Pa.; Melvin Golf Course Superintendents Take Time Out For Golf Trophy, which stands nearly two feet high and bears the names o f 16 other > GCSAA winners. It was presented to GCSAA by the USGA in 1954. Barker ' w ill have the traveling trophy until s the 1978 GCSAA tournament. The runner-up in the championship was John Zoller, superintendent at When go lf course superintendents take time out from managing their own courses, they often go play go lf on someone else’ s. That is what drew 177 men and 23 women from around the world to Monterey to play in the G olf Course Superintendents Association o f America (GCSAA) go lf tournament. Groups from Sweden, England and Canada were especially in evidence at the tournament courses, Spyglass H ill and the Monterey Country Club’ s Dunes Course. The sun sparkled both days on picturesque trees and the blue P a c ific ’ s crashing waves as the players relaxed in friendly competition in 65-degree comfort. cypress The new GCSAA champion is Vaughn Barker, go lf course superin­ tendent at Fore Lakes G olf Club, Murray, Utah, who shot 155 for 36 holes stroke play on a very difficult the United par States (USGA) received Association 144. He G olf The Big Team Trophy . . . Won again by the Michigan & Border Cities GCSA. ? FORE-PAR MANUFACTURING CHICOPEE MANUFACTURING CO. 3M ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS AGRICO FERTILIZERS FOX VALLEY MARKING SYSTEMS E. I. DUPONT ACTI-DIONE PRODUCTS VELSICOL CHEMICALS CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT CYCLONE SEEDER COMPANY MALLINCKRODT CHEMICALS TURFGRASS, INC. Phone: Area 313 437-1427 National Golf D ay-June 6,1977 The National “ Beat the Champion” Golf Day w ill be held at the Oakmont Pittsburgh, Pa. Participants C.C., this year w ill include: Jerry Pate, Time Out for Golf Cont. Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Barker and Zoller held their leads after the first day of play, when Barker had 73 and Zoller 74. The second day both shot 81 at the very tough Spyglass Hill. The championship net flight was won by James A. Bertoni, LaJolla Country Club, San Diego, who shot 148. Second place was decided by a draw of the cards to Fritz McMullen, Forest Lake Country Club, Orchard Lake, Mich., who also shot 148. McMullen first place spot, however, as a member o f the champion­ ship chapter team. got a National Open C h a m p i o n ; Dave Stockton, the PG A Champ; JoAnne Corner, the Ladies U.S. Opem Champ; and Betty Burfiendt, the Ladies PG A Champion. One only has to d e c l a r e his willingness to participate by donating $1.00. If he should beat the champ, he w ill receive a bag tag stating that “ I beat the Champ.” Encourage your golfers to partici­ pate. Much o f the money collected is spent on turfgrass research projects. Co-Chairmen o f this venture are Dow Finsterwald and Jim Dewling of our own Birmingham Country Club. “ Well, for land’ s sake!” said a dear little old lady, drinking her first glass o f beer. “ I declare, this tastes just like the medicine my husband has been taking for the past thirty years.” 7 These six GCSAA members received special recognition and awards at the 48th International Turf- grass Conference and Show in Portland, Oregon. Each attested the membership applications of at least five new GCSAA embers. They are (from left) Robert W. Hope, CGCS, Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Donald J. Tolson, Hiland Golf Club, Billings, Montana; Dennis L. Wagner, Trenton Country Club, Newtown, Pennsylvania; Steven G. Kennedy, Columbus (Ohio) Country Club, who attested nene applications; Merrill J. Frank, CGCS, Brookside Golf and Country Club, also in Columbus; and Richard A. Fluter, Oswego Lake Country Club, West Lynn, Oregon. Frank and Wagner received similar awards in 1976. Special 18- 0-9 with 6% W.I.N. and 6% Sulfur / L \ N /K FAIRWAY FERTILIZER For further information Call FRED SPEIER (313) 681-9336 Advantages: • Ordorless • Dust-free • Non-burning • Made for easy broadcast application • Contains 6% Sulfur • Features Sulfur-coated Urea . . . . The Premium slow-release N carrier! 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He offers you quality turfseed—and a lot more. C O . 0 R T H H U P, K I N G & PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS (209) 237-4731 (415) 843-7020 (213) 722-7893 (503) 928-2393 Fresno, 93725 Berkeley Los Angeles Tangent, Ore. At his fingertips, a wide range of proven turfseed varieties. And we can custom blend to meet your special needs. Grass-stained knees, if that’s what it takes to understand your problem. Northrup King people get involved. Feet firm ly planted in your area, so we can recommend varieties and formulate mixtures that will work in your particular region. 9 TIPS FOR THE Choosing the Best Summer Crew SUPERINTENDENT: From FORE FRONT, January 1977 to Although it’ s still early, now is the time think about hiring summer crew help. Some young people may already have contacted you during the Christmas holidays or during their semester break; more w ill come during spring break, and the crunch w ill hit as the end o f the school year ap­ proaches. How you choose your summer help could make a big difference in the kind of summer you have. Most superintendents hire from two pools o f labor - turf students and nonturf high school and college stu­ dents. Experience has shown that men and women work out equally well. Turf students often need on-the- job training as part o f their education, and you can influence the future of your profession by helping them learn on your course. Turf students are interested in turf management, not just in a summer job, and they bring a certain degree o f expertise and understanding. Your supervision during the summer can be of real benefit to the students when they return to school in the fall, too, especially if you have given them genuine experience over a broad range o f tasks. Many superintendents have a lis t o f operations a turf student should try during a summer internship - mowing greens, managing equipment, calibrating spray e q u i p m e n t and numerous I f you give the students broad experience, they will give you hard work and effort in return, and your goodwill rating will be boosted as well. others. from Aside turf students, what ( kinds of people make good summer golf course employes? Those who want to work outside and who enjoy hard work, those who can be on their feet and operate machinery all day, those who | w ill get to work on time, stay the required number o f hours and follow through on assignments - these are the people who belong on your go lf course. Before you hire a summer employe, consider exactly what you want that person to do and be sure that you will have enough work to keep him busy all day every day. Boredom robs your employes o f enthusiasm and a lack of e n t h u s i a s m robs you o f quality workmanship. When you know clearly what you want from an employe, choose persons to hire by evaluating their job applica­ tion forms and conducting a thorough interview. Have them use a standard Continued on Page 14 No synthetically produced fertilizer can compare with MILORGANITE G olf Courses Use M ore MILORGANITE'««; T han Any O ther Fertilizer TERMINAL SALES CORR 12871 EATON AVE. DETROIT, MICH. 48227 (313) 491 -0606 10 A GROUNDSMASTER 52 A new dimension in riding rotaries: the perfect mid-size mower. Big enough to mow up to 18 acres a day. Maneuverable enough to mow, and trim, an acre or less. Groundsmaster 52. With hydrostatic drive and clean, simple engineering all the way. Haven’t you done without a new Toro long enough? WILKIE TURF Equipment Company P.O. BOX 749 • PONTIAC, MICHIGAN 48056 1050 OPDYKE ROAD • PHONE (313) 373-8800 11 and repair clamps write or call direct » BROKEN PIPES? 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And our pest control products will solve your every problem. Precision sizing makes spreading fast and distribution even. CO U N TR Y CLUB products are designed for the professional and sold by your local distributor. Try them - you’ll know it’s truly the CO M PLETE PRO D U CT LINE Sold by: James L. Camp (219) 485-6828 13 \ \ « « \ w 1«' Fungicides^’1' 3336 Turf Fungicide A broad spectrum systemic fungicide that prevents and controls all six major tu rf diseases. Bromosan Turf Fungicide The newest broad spectrum systemic fungicide for those persistent trouble areas. Spectro A combination contact and systemic which controls dollar spot, copper spot, brown patch, and leaf spot. • Caddy • PMAS (10%) •Cad-Trete •Spotrete Herbicides MCPP MCPP Plus 2,4-D Methar 80 Methar 30 AMA Plus 2,4-D AMA (Super Methar) Specialties All Wet Clear Spray Tru-Green Grass-Greenzit •Granular Turf Fungicide uHKLEflRY 0-KmiCAL C O R P O R A T I O N 1049 Somerset Street, Somerset, NJ 08873 (201) 247-8000____________ Choosing Summer Crew Cont. application form that asks for personal data, job experience and educational background. The most office supply stores, should have a place for your comments and for recording the date work began and the salary. This w ill give you similar information on each person so you can compare one to another. form available at | During the interviews try to ask each person about the same questions so you can compare their answers. Ask each to expand on his work ex­ perience and try to assess some of the following: Is this person interested in the work? Has he shown leadership? ( Does he seem forceful and appear to have good reasoning ability? Is he sincere about his a m b i t i o n s and objectives? Does he really want to become involved? What is the extent o f his knowledge in the field and his interest learning more? Does he show pride in a job w ell done? You Continued on Page 16 in ELIMINATES item “ HIGH PRESSURE CLEANER“ operates at pressures from 1,200 psi to 2,100 psi. DOUBLE PISTON stainless steel pumps deliver 3 gpm. PISTONS are oil- lubricated to eliminate damage in the event of water failure. 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Of course this is just one of the advantages of this great Tee Green Technical Turf Food for Tees & Greens 16- 4 - 8 Best Products! / Best People! 15 product. Your local USS Verta- green distributor can tell you much more about the advantages of nitrogen derived from urea- formaldehyde, the chelated iron, sulfate of potash and the guaran­ teed amounts of secondary and micro-nutriets in this fine product. USS Tee-Green is another reason we say, “ see the best, for the best’’ — and that’s your local Vertagreen distributor. He can always deliver. Agri-Chemicals Division of United States Steel P O Box 1685. Atlanta, Ga 30301 LAKESHORE E Q U I P M E N T & S U P P L Y CO. D I S T R I B U T O R & F O R M U L A T O R GRASS SEED - FERTILIZERS INSECTICIDES. FUNGICIDES.HERBICIDES REPLACEMENT MOWER PARTS REPLACEMENT TIRES LESCO Products P ric e Quotation On Request C A L L O U R N E W O F F I C E 300 So. 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Discuss vacations and other requests for time o ff in advance, make clear whether holidays w ill warrant more than the standard hourly rate and what overtime arrange­ if any. Discuss ments withholding tell students about the special W-4 forms that will e x e m p t from having money withheld. there are, tax, and them Mention equipment or clothing that is provided by your course and explain OSHA regulations that w ill affect the employe. Ask the applicant if he has any questions, and evaluate what he, asks as you provide answers. How you start the new person j working w ill depend on his experience1 or lack o f it and on the job to be done. For the novice, some superintendents provide a map o f the course, lead the person to the first tee, and send him around the course to pick up trash, j P r o T u r f H elping the superintendent through tu rf research... I Controlled Release Fertilizers I Ferti 1 izer/ Pesticide Combinations SCOTTS • LELY • GANDY SPREADERS Finest quality turfgrass seed-Fairways • Greens »Tees • Roughs Scotts Windsor and Victa blends I Fungicides—Herbicides—Insecticides I Soil Testing—Weed & Disease Identification Ted Mulcahey Technical Representative 7205 S. Jennings Road Swartz Creek, Mich. 48473 Telephone: 313/655-4702 16 sticks, etc., to fam iliarize him with the physical layout. Sometimes new employes are encouraged to play a round o f go lf first, to get a feel for the course. Then start the person on the first task, with complete instruc­ tions and with someone around to help for a few days. you When t h o u g h t f u l l y and thoroughly choose your crew members and when you keep them busy and give o f encouragement throughout the summer, you w ill have few personnel problems and your work will be well done. them lots SCHEDULED MEETINGS - 1977 • March 31, 1977 Pesticide Applicator's Workshop & Certification Test • April 12, 1977 Dominion Golf & Country Club (Joint meeting with Ontario group) • May 2, 1977 Bald Mountain Golf Course • June 1,1977 Bay Valley • June 28, 1977 Gowanie Golf Club • July 19, 1977 Barton H ills Country Club • August 2, 1977 Burroughs Farms • August 23, 1977 Meadowbrook Country Club • September 12 or 13, 1977 Forest Lake Country Club • September 19, 1977 GO LF DAY • October 4, 1977 Maple Lane Golf Club maple i-cine vjuit v^ iuu • October 25,1977 • October 25, 1977 Rochester Golf Club Rochester Golf Club (registration Educational Expenses are Deductible Treasury regulation 1.162-5 permits an income tax deduction for educational , expenses fees, cost o f I travel, meals and lodging) which are ,undertaken to: “ (1) Maintain or improve [ skills required in one’ s employment or other trade or business, or (2) meet expense requirements of an employer or a law imposed as a condition to retention o f employment, job status, or rate of compensation.” ■ Jr water hazards the way you designed them. Stop erosion and rodent burrows with Foster steel sheet piling. Foster sheet piling, in stream and hazard banks, stops destructive rodent burrows, halts costly soil erosion and simplifies maintenance. For more information on Foster sheet piling, contact your nearest L. B. Foster office, listed in the Yellow Pages under “ Piling.” FOSTER L.B.FOSTEP COMPANY 17 We’re the WATER MOVING SPECIALISTS ... and we’ ll help you put it all together An engineering staff to consult with you irrigation systems design & specifications, and budget estimates. The largest selection & stock in the midwest: PIPE & FITTINGS: PVC »Sewer & Drain (Corr.) Polyethylene »Galvanized Copper »Alum inum Pressure Reg. Valves »Elec. 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T o attempt to save these trees by any means is a waste of time and money. 3) Early detection of? beetle caused infections is critical to good DED control and chemotherapy. I f detection is early (late June and July) then sanitary pruning (removal of the major branch which contains infection) plus MBC- phosphate injections (applied near the ground the root flair) gives the tree a better than 50%! chance o f survival. 4) MBC-phosphate applied at currently labelled rates is* not adequate to suppress or control DED. A ll researchers agreed that at least 3 times (with 4-5 times being suggested labelle( as dosages are necessary if chemothera-l peutic DED treatments are to be worth­ while and successful. (Editor’ s note; Warning! Labels have not been cleared for these doses.) There are a number ol experimental (fungicides) being tested for the control o f DED, Some o f them show promise. However, at present only benomyl and MBC phosphate have E P A registration foi use. 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